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PRLs and PDPs

One of the Kenan requirements this year was a PRL plan. A Personal Remote Learning plan. This is very similar to the Professional Development Plan that the state requires teachers to created and updated throughout the year. It was difficult

Monica Ruffin December 27, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Where has the time gone?????

This summer we were all so eager and excited to get started with Kenan Fellow. We spent this summer working at the museum and writing lessons to go back and teach in our classrooms. And then… The year started. Meetings

Monica Ruffin December 5, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Real Science

This was something that was constantly being discussed during our internship. We wanted our students to be participating in “real science.” We watched and questioned Dr. Bourke during our first week and a half there just to get an understanding

Monica Ruffin September 5, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Classroom Connection

So it was definitely a struggle trying to connect the digital dino project to my classroom. I teach 6th grade math. We struggled for a bit but came up with the idea to use coordinate grids. So we took four

Monica Ruffin August 20, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Citizen Science Experience

Citizen Science Experience

Saying that I enjoyed myself during my internship would be an understatement. I feel like over the 3 weeks that I was there, I learned so many things, created new experiences, was forced to think outside the box and try

Monica Ruffin August 20, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

And then life happened…

I can’t believe that it has been a month since my internship at the museum ended. I had all these goals for blogging and posting pictures and planning…and then life happened. I returned home to my 2 year old son

Monica Ruffin August 15, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Let’s Catch Up!

I am so behind on my blogging! The last couple of weeks at the museum were filled with early mornings and late nights. After being home for a week, I’ve had time to reflect…so let’s catch up! Internship Goals: Working

Monica Ruffin July 23, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

The NCCAT Experience

The week spent at NCCAT was amazing! I had so many mixed emotions going in. I didn’t know any of the teachers who had been selected for Kenan Fellows, nor had I ever driven that far from home by myself.

Monica Ruffin June 27, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

You’ve been selected…

I really can’t believe that I am starting a blog. It’s a bit overwhelming to know that other people will be reading my thoughts lol. I am excited about being a Kenan Fellow. I grew up in a small town,

Monica Ruffin June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Hello world!

Hello! I am super excited to share my Kenan Fellows experience with the world! Stay tuned…

Monica Ruffin June 17, 2016June 21, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

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